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Blackstone eyes $12.5bn for Fund VIThe firm’s president and COO Tony James said the fund would reach $12.5bn for its final close, lower than its original $20bn target.
- Report: HKMA increases exposure to PE
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has reportedly backed KKR and approached Bain Capital and Blackstone.
- Blackstone closes $320M deal for two shopping malls
The Blackstone Group has bought a 60% stake in two shopping centres in Portland, Oregon and Tampa, Florida, from US REIT Glimcher Realty.
- Dividend recap rush
Thinking of doing a dividend recap? You’d better do it this year: a 2001 tax cut for dividend recaps expires at the end of 2010.
- Blackstone to slice $4bn off Hilton debt pile
The New York based private equity firm is to reduce its $20 billion debt position on the 2007 purchase of a large Hilton hotels portfolio by $4bn, according to court papers seen by Bloomberg.
- Blackstone’s GSO nears final close for $2bn fund
GSO, which focuses on credit-related strategies, has slated its Capital Solutions Fund for a final close in May. The fund has collected $1.5bn.
- Blackstone linked with $10bn GGP bid
Mall REIT Simon Property Group has reportedly held talks with the New York-based private equity firm about helping the buyout of stricken General Growth Properties
- New king of the hill
Fresh from a record-breaking fundraise, CITIC Private Equity Fund Management’s Wu Yibing explains the success of the firm’s maiden fund and talks about the need for the private equity to build itself a good reputation in China.
- Star players
We present a quick guide to the firms – and the private equity stars behind them – making waves in the Chinese private equity industry.
- Blackstone slices $4bn off Hilton debt
The New York-based firm has helped Hilton buy back $1.8bn of debt and convert $2.1bn of junior mezzanine debt into preferred equity.